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Loading... How Asthma Makes Me Feel : A Commemorative Book of Artwork and Essays By Young People with Asthmaby Allergy and Asthma Network, Asthma Awareness Day
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Personal Reaction: At first, I thought this book might just be a condensed "What You Need to Know About Asthma" Pamphlet. But what I realized was that it was actual pictures drawn with the hands of real children. Some of the children were young and drew more descriptive drawings, such as one where a boy said an asthma attack felt like an elephant jumping on him. Other children, who were a bit older, wrote very simply about their experiences with attacks and treatments. I think this would be a great read for maybe a child who suffers from asthma, or to a class to maybe raise awareness about a disease that is so common among young ones.
Classroom Extension: I would have students think back to a time where they hurt themselves, got sick, went through surgery, or any other traumatic experience. They would have to either choose, similar to the kids in the book, drawing a picture of what the before and after of that experience was like, or write a short essay on it.